Austro-Hungarian Army

The Austro-Hungarian Army was the military of Austria-Hungary, existing from 1867 to 1918. The army consisted of three branches: the Austrian army, the Hungarian army, and the "common army" (consisting of both Austrian and Hungarian troops), and it had a strength of 7,800,000 troops in 1917 during World War I. The military performed poorly during the war with the Russian Empire, Serbia, and Italy, so the German Empire took over leadership of the Austro-Hungarian orces. In 1918, the army was disbanded when Austria-Hungary was dissolved.